[ssivark]

There is a long-standing problem in open source software, which is that there is no "business model" associated with funneling resources to people putting significant effort into it. Setting up a consulting business to monetize software creates the perverse incentive to make software harder to use, but there seem to be some examples where this model has worked out reasonably.

Open source projects are typically started by people working in the field, who have a strong urge to scratch some itch. Even if we find a way to find money for them to work full-time, they often don't have the desire to "productize" software, or to create/nurture/govern an organization around bringing together different stakeholders who might be able to use, or contribute to the software. (We got really lucky with Linus+Linux)